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4xx Series
Terminal (Do not automatically retry)
418 I'm a teapot
The server refuses the attempt to brew coffee with a teapot. An Easter egg code defined by an April Fools' joke in 1998 (RFC 2324).
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SEO Impact
Undefined behavior. Do not use in production SEO.
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Common Causes
- 1Fun engineering easter eggs
- 2Blockers using 418 for undetected scrapers
Code Examples
Node.js
res.status(418).send('Short and stout');